Prevalence and Risk Factors of Violence by Psychiatric Acute Inpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Violence in acute psychiatric wards affects the safety of other patients and the effectiveness of treatment. However, there is a wide variation in reported rates of violence in acute psychiatric wards.<h4>Objectives</h4>To use meta-analysis to estimate the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura Iozzino, Clarissa Ferrari, Matthew Large, Olav Nielssen, Giovanni de Girolamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128536